]> http://www.connectforkids.org/taxonomy/term/620/all en http://www.connectforkids.org/node/3054 <p>Some 274,000 jobs were created in April 2005, substantially more than experts had predicted. Still, younger workers are struggling amidst less-than-encouraging employment rates. A March 2005 report from the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University found that the teenage employment rate in the first 11 months of 2004&#151;just 36.3 percent&#151;was the lowest it has ever been since the federal government began tracking teenage employment in 1948. Young people ages 20-24 didn't fare a whole lot better, either.</p> Beyond High School Job Training Job Training & Work Readiness Jobs Weblinks Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:20:55 -0500 http://www.connectforkids.org/node/583 <p>The summer job - it's the original, tried-and-true school-to-work program. Teen D'Nashia Jenkins recounts her job-hunting experience so far this summer, and tells what she's discovered about finding, getting and keeping a job. This story is reprinted from the June 2004 issue of New Youth Connections, a publication of Youth Communications.</p> CFK Articles Job Training & Work Readiness Jobs Kids & Community Teens (13 - 18) Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:41:49 -0500